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compel his hens to take exercise. A teaspoonful of sulphate mag- 

 nesia to each pint drinking water, given for a week, then followed 

 for a month by adding one-fourth grain sulphate strychnia to two 

 quarts water, is a good tonic. Where the liver is affected, as will 

 be shown by the color of the comb purple, becoming dark and 

 even black give a teaspoonful of castor oil once a day, instead of 

 the sulphate of magnesia and strychnia. f 



CROP BOUND. 



This condition is sufficiently described by the name. The bird 

 mopes around, dejected in appearance, and upon examination her 

 crop feels as if she had swallowed a base ball. Give her a table- 

 spoonful of castor oil and put in a pen by herself for 12 hours, 

 when the mass may pass away. If it does not it will be necessary 

 to operate. You will need someone to assist you. With a sharp 

 knife make a longitudinal incision three-quarters of an inch in 

 length in the upper part of the crop, first plucking out any feathers 

 that may be in the way: Take a small hardwood skewer, such as 

 butchers use, and begin to remove the contents of the crop. It 

 will take some time. To make sure that everything has been 

 removed and that there is no obstruction insert your little finger 

 into the outlet of the crop, where the food passes into the gizzard. 

 Rinse out the crop with warm water. Sew up the opening in the 

 crop with silk thread, making each stitch by itself, tying and cut- 

 ting the thread before making another. Do the same thing to the 

 outside skin. Put the bird back .in the pen by herself, and feed 

 lightly on soft food for a few days. 



SCALY LEGS. 



"Scaly legs are the work of a minute parasite, and the trouble 

 is contagious. There are quite a number of remedies, but more 

 depends upon care for a few weeks than anything else. Take 

 three tablespoonfuls of lard and add to it two tablespoonfuls of 

 kerosene oil and one of glycerine; then drop into the mixture 

 (which should be mixed warm, not hot) two drops of carbolic 

 acid. Wash the legs of the fowl and wipe dry, rub on the mix- 

 ture very thickly, having it warm, not overlooking any part. 

 Repeat this twice a week for two or three weeks and the legs will 

 soon become clean and perfectly smooth." 



